Merchandising Buyer - Hybrid (Monday - Wed in Office; Thurs-Friday Remote

Pet Supplies Plus • Livonia, MI

22d • Hybrid

About The Position

Do you have strong analytical skills with the ability to identify and execute new product opportunities? Are you looking for a role to develop your merchandise buying, pricing, promotional and planning skills in the dynamic pet supplies industry? Are you passionate about pets and all the great products to give them a healthy and happy life? Then this is the role for you. Come join our fabulous team and a fast paced entrepreneurial environment.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in related field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in retail buying and or planning.
• Excellent business and financial acumen.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to think and act on results with a solution -orientated mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including project management, collaboration and meeting facilitation.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to follow through and meet deadlines.
• Excellent knowledge of MS office, including Excel, Power Point and Teams, Outlook and CoPilot.
• Ability to travel periodically for pet industry trade shows, pet partner design meetings, pet partner location visits, store visits and competitive retail reviews.

Nice To Haves

• Experience buying and or caring for live animal desired

Responsibilities

• Develop assortment strategies to drive top line sales, strengthen profitable revenue and gross margin dollar growth.
• Develop and implement seasonal and inline assortments, inclusive of promotional and merchandising strategies with cross functional partners and under the guidance of the category manager.
• Build and invest in inline assortments that support the neighbor, store, and industry focus.
• Perform financial analysis of performance of sales and margin by category, brand and store data. Weekly, monthly and YTD. Develop action plans as business trends evolve.
• Communicate category and merchandise strategies and initiatives to the field and business partners in planning, allocation, marketing, finance, space planning, pricing and ecommerce.
• Develop strong Pet Partner(vendor) relationships with the industry and private brand team to ensure timely planogram execution and promotional planning.
• Negotiate all aspects of your categories with your internal and external partners annually and based on current needs that might arise throughout the year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level